Craig Noone believes Cardiff City may be closer to the play-offs than the “million miles away” suggested by his manager. Neil Warnock has rubbished any thoughts that the Bluebirds may be capable of mounting a late charge for promotion to the Premier League this season.
TNS have been knocked out of the Irn-Bru Cup after a 4-1 defeat in their semi-final against St. Mirren. The Scottish Championship side hit back with four second-half goals to cancel out Ryan Brobbel’s fine opener, with TNS unable to recover from a red card shown to Steven Saunders. TNS manager Craig Harrison sprung a […]
Dean Keates fears Wrexham’s slim play-off chances are now all but over after their 2-0 National League home defeat by Aldershot. Keates had hoped of celebrating his new three-and-a-half-year deal as Dragons boss with a win that would have kept them in the hunt.
Matthew Morgan paid tribute to Alex Cuthbert after the pair helped keep the Cardiff Blues’ slim European Rugby Champions Cup hopes alive with a 57-20 demolition of Benetton Treviso. Cuthbert – much criticised by pundits and fans after Wales’ defeat to England last week – scored the last of the Blues’ eight tries against the […]
Munster captain Tyler Bleyendaal has insisted they always knew they would have the reserves to beat the Ospreys. Not for the first time the Irish province broke hearts when they snatched a late victory on Welsh soil – this time grabbing a 25-23 win late on to move back to the top of the Guiness Pro 12.
Slough Town 1, Merthyr Town 0 Merthyr Town’s 11-match unbeaten run ended at Slough Town, but even the opposing manager said they didn’t deserve to lose. The Martyrs had a big shout for a penalty when striker Kayne McLaggon was bundled over inside the area and Slough team boss Neil Baker said: “That should have […]
Cambridge United 3, Newport County 2 Mitch Rose, Newport County’s influential midfield player, showed his displeasure immediately and knocked the red card out of Mark Heywood’s hand. Rose walked off in injury time, having conceded the penalty which gave Cambridge their chance to complete a three-goal comeback , but there was plenty more anger to […]
Belfast Giants 2, Cardiff Devils 3 Cardiff Devils earned a third successive away win against Belfast Giants at the SSE Arena. Coach Andrew Lord and his players dumped Giants out of the Challenge Cup semi-finals, winning 5-1 in the second leg, and then earned back-to-back victories in Elite League. Devils won 4-3 on Friday and […]
Neil Warnock revealed Cardiff City’s biggest victory for seven years came at a cost – both to himself and striker Rhys Healey. The Bluebirds manager was rightly proud of an emphatic 5-0 win at home to Rotherham – his team’s third on the trot – that was laced with two goals from the rapidly-improving Kenneth Zohore.
To change or not to change, that is the question. Should Dan Biggar make way at No.10 for Sam Davies when Wales play Scotland at Murrayfield? Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett says Sam is now the man. Dan Biggar was magnificent against England, but Sam Davies should be chosen to start at No.10 for Wales next week.
Joey Haddad is having a Devil of a time in Cardiff. The winger from Nova Scotia is in irresistible form and loves playing alongside Patrick Asselin and Layne Ulmer in a Cardiff Devils team now five points clear at the top of Elite League. Haddad has been a leading forward for coach Andrew Lord’s team […]
The New Saints will travel to Scotland today ahead of their Irn-Bru Cup semi-final against St. Mirren on Sunday (4.10). The Welsh Premier League runaway leaders have fared well in the competition so far this season and have already enjoyed success on their travels eliminating Forfar Athletic and Livingston. The squad will train at Celtic’s […]
Neil Warnock has that football buzz back and he’s ready to stay in management well into his 70s. The 68-year-old Yorkshireman has been a manager for 37 years, starting at Gainsborough in 1980, and he has a burning desire to lead Cardiff City back to the Premier League. That has everything to do with his […]
Belfast Giants 3, Cardiff Devils 4 Cardiff Devils swept five points ahead in the Elite League table after producing a stunning recovery against closest rivals Belfast Giants. After two periods player-coach Andrew Lord and his team were three goals down and heading for defeat, but they hit back with a ferocity which shocked their hosts. […]
Newport County are among six clubs still in danger of being relegated from League Two. Manager Graham Westley and his Exiles are bottom, four points from safety with a game in hand, but they are unbeaten in their last six matches. Westley believes Hartlepool United, where former Cardiff manager Dave Jones is in charge, Accrington […]
Alfie Mawson may have netted three goals in Swansea City’s bid for safety – but his contribution at the other end of the pitch has also impressed Lukasz Fabianski. The Swans’ Polish stopper has hailed the young centre-back who has been tipped to be the heart of the defence for many years to come.
Airbus UK and Rhyl will be looking to avoid taking a step closer towards relegation when the league’s bottom two sides meet this weekend. The pair prop up the Dafabet Welsh Premier League table and time is slowly running out for both clubs. Basement side Airbus are currently nine-points adrift from safety with 16-points, while […]
Wales’ summer Test match against Tonga could be staged in Auckland after rugby chiefs decided to move it to another country. The decision was taken amid concerns by the Welsh Rugby Union over the Teufaiva Sport Stadium in Nuku’alofa which is being redeveloped.
Keelan Giles could yet wing his way into Wales’ Six Nations campaign after being declared fit for the Ospreys. The lightning quick 19-year-old – who was left out of coach Rob Howley’s 36-man squad for the tournament because of a hamstring injury – has been picked to start for his region at home to Munster on Saturday.
Matt Nickerson, Belfast Giants 6ft 4ins tough guy, has thrown down the gauntlet to Cardiff Devils before their Elite League crunch clash in Northern Ireland. Leaders Devils play second-placed Giants at the SSE Arena on Friday and again on Saturday in matches which will go a long way towards deciding the title issue. The rivals […]